MONTREAL — Devils defenseman Adam Larsson is as anxious as anyone to see exactly what the NHL thinks about the hit to the head he absorbed from Montreal Canadiens winger Erik Cole tonight at the Bell Centre.

Larsson was skating behind his own net with Montreal's Max Pacioretty with 1:07 left in the first period when Cole skated in and hit him in the head with his right shoulder.

"All I know is I got the shoulder in the head," Larsson said after the Devils' 4-3 win. "We'll see how serious they think it is."

The only options for the on-ice officials were to give Cole and two-minute minor or a game misconduct. They chose the minor for an illegal check to the head.

Larsson stayed down for a few moments and then skated off the ice on his own. He was tested between periods and was well enough to play the rest of the game.

"I was alright. My neck was a little stiff," Larsson said. "I lied down to make sure I was alright."